EXACTLY.
And this time, we aren’t even selling the land. We are giving it away for free. The country doesn’t get a penny upfront. As for the decision-makers, I can’t say.
Plus this time we aren’t just giving away the land, we will bring a new foreign residential community.
7,000 residential villas, with a projected foreign resident population of around 35,000
A 3-year-old child. Sexually abused, and the crime recorded. 🤬
For this horrific crime, the death penalty needs to be considered.
Protect our children. No leniency for child predators.
Credit to whoever made this video
I believe the challenge is, will the government finish the Addu Link Road before these plants grow and flourish?
At this point, Addu Link Road is no longer a road. It’s a trial.
A trial of your patience. A trial of your vehicle’s shock absorbers. A trial of your backbone and hip bones. And apparently, a trial of how sensitive your phone is to movement.
If your phone skips to the next song when shaken, try driving from Maradhoo to Hithadhoo. You will hear the first 15 seconds of every song in your playlist before you arrive. 😂
But jokes aside, more than 35,000 people live in Addu, making it the second-largest population centre in the Maldives. This road was built before many of the young people driving on it today knew how to drive. Years of use, combined with heavy vehicles from major development projects, have left it in an even worse condition.
We spend enormous amounts reclaiming lagoons in Greater Male Area, creating land that never existed and building entirely new urban areas on it.
So surely it is not too much for Adduans to ask the government to properly resurface the road that already exists, the road thousands of people depend on every single day.
Addu isn’t asking for a new city. We’re asking for a road we can actually drive on.
When I first raised questions about this case because of the inconsistencies and unanswered issues, I was accused of politicizing someone's death.
Months later, Mahdhee's brother is still searching for justice. He is now appealing not only to the Maldivian public, but even to Italians, for help in uncovering the truth about his brother's death.
Think about that for a moment.
A man who died while serving his country. A man who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Yet today, it is his family that is left begging for answers and pleading for justice.
What kind of country allows the family of a fallen serviceman to be put in that position?
The government promoted him, presented awards, and held a grand ceremony in his honor. Yet they continue to withhold key information. Now we learn they haven't even corrected his death certificate.
What was all the fanfare for? To create the appearance of caring?
As I wrote before:
"Honoring him with words alone will not do justice to his sacrifice. The most important thing now is to thoroughly investigate what led to this tragedy, learn every possible lesson from it, and ensure it never happens again. We cannot afford to lose another life the same way."
Months later his family is still fighting for the truth.
Dear President @MMuizzu my polite & sincere request to take down content offensive to communities outside of Male’ where your family hails from has been met with attacks on (1) my weight; (2) my profession; (3) my integrity. Is this your government’s stand? I refuse to believe it
I know perhaps content such as this is made in a light-hearted way without much thought. But if possible I hope the publication can remove this and rethink it. This perpetuates a harmful stereotype which denigrates, infantilizes and insults populations outside of Male’.
What an ending to a "rigged" tournament. Funny how the script couldn't stop real talent. Spain played football the way it should be played beautiful, intelligent, and with the ball doing the talking.
No unnecessary aggression. Just class.
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A leader is often judged by the company he keeps.
Surround yourself with arrogant, intimidating, and dismissive people, and don't be surprised when the public begins to associate those traits with you.
Surround yourself with humble, approachable, and grounded people, and they will help build trust instead of resentment.
Digitalization should make processes faster, reduce effort, and simplify people's lives.
But here in the Maldives, it often feels like the opposite.
The more we digitalize, the more complicated and time consuming basic services become. Instead of moving forward, we sometimes feel like we're taking a step backward.
Digitalization should remove barriers, not create new ones.